SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:33
Porque vino Juan el Bautista, que ni comía pan, ni bebía vino, y decís: Demonio tiene.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 33. For John the Baptist , etc.] Who is designed by the children that mourned in the above simile, with whom his character and conduct agree; he preached very mournful doctrine, delivered it in a very solemn and awful manner, and lived a very austere life, and fasted much, as did also his disciples. The word Baptist is here added by Luke, which Matthew has not, to distinguish him from others; and it may be, because he had just spoke of his baptism. The Persic version only reads, the Baptist; of him our Lord says, that he came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine ; which were the common food and drink of men, but his diet were locusts and wild honey, and from this he often abstained; nor would he attend festivals and entertainments, or be free and sociable with men: bread and wine are here mentioned, which are not in Matthew: and ye say, he hath a devil ; is mad, or melancholy; for madness and melancholy, or the hypochondriac disorder, was by them sometimes imputed to a diabolical possession, and influence, as the cause of it; and though these men pretended to great austerity of life, and frequent fastings, yet John was too abstemious for them, and they could not agree with his doctrine nor method of living; (See Gill on Matthew 12:18).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 19-35 - To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearl pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preachin repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the jus blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of Joh Baptist or of Jesus Christ himself. They made a jest of the methods God took to do them good. This is the ruin of multitudes; they are no serious in the concerns of their souls. Let us study to prove ourselve children of Wisdom, by attending the instructions of God's word, an adoring those mysteries and glad tidings which infidels and Pharisee deride and blaspheme.
Greek Textus Receptus
εληλυθεν 2064 5754 V-2RAI-3S γαρ 1063 CONJ ιωαννης 2491 N-NSM ο 3588 T-NSM βαπτιστης 910 N-NSM μητε 3383 CONJ αρτον 740 N-ASM εσθιων 2068 5723 V-PAP-NSM μητε 3383 CONJ οινον 3631 N-ASM πινων 4095 5723 V-PAP-NSM και 2532 CONJ λεγετε 3004 5719 V-PAI-2P δαιμονιον 1140 N-ASN εχει 2192 5719 V-PAI-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
33. Bread and wine. Peculiar to Luke.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
7:33 {John the Baptist is come} (eleluqen). Second perfect active indicative where #Mt 11:18 has elqen second aorist active indicative. So as to verse #34. Luke alone has "bread" and "wine." Otherwise these verses like #Mt 11:18,19, which see for discussion of details. There are actually critics today who say that Jesus was called the friend of sinners and even of harlots because he loved them and their ways and so deserved the slur cast upon him by his enemies. If men can say that today we need not wonder that the Pharisees and lawyers said it qen to justify their own rejection of Jesus.
